Curtain hanger



March 21, 1939. J E NAYMAN 5 2,151,223

CURTAIN HANGER Filed Jan. 31, 1938 Patented Mar. 21, 1939 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 6 Claims.

This invention relates to curtain hangers, that is to say, to a device for hanging curtains and draperies in connection with window and door structures.

p The principal object of the present invention is to provide a curtain hanger which is so constructed and arranged that the same may be readily attached to, or detached from, the casing or trim of a door or window structure, without the use of tools, and without perceptibly marring the finish of the window or door trim in connection'with which it is used.

A further object of the invention is to provide a curtain hanger of the type aforesaid, which may be secured in the desired position without the use of nails, screws or other separate fastening devices.

A further object of the invention is to provide a curtain hanger of the type aforesaid, which can be readily adjusted to various sizes of windows and doors.

With the foregoing objects in view, the invention contemplates the provision of a curtain hanger which will be inexpensive in construction, and which may be readily and conveniently mounted in position without requiring any particular skill in so doing.

The nature and characteristic features of the invention will be more readily understood from the, following description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawing forming part hereof, in which:

Figure 1 is an elevational view of a portion of a window structure with a curtain hanger embodying the main features of the present invention shown in connection therewith;

' Fig. 2 is a top or plan view thereof;

Fig. 3 is a rear elevation, enlarged, of a portion of the curtain hanger detached;

Fig. 4 is a plan view of a portion of the structure shown in Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is an elevation of a fragmentary detail of a central portion of the main or tension bar of the device, the same illustrating more particularly the means. for tightening said tension bar to cause the bracket portions of the hanger to gripthe window or door casing in connection with which it is used;

Fig. 6 is an elevation of an auxiliary bar used for supporting the valance or drapery of the curtain, detached; and

Fig. '7 is a fragmentary view of a portion of the structure shown in Fig. 4, but illustrating a modification.

It should, of course, be understood that the description and drawing herein are illustrative merely, and that various changes and modifications may be made in the structure disclosed without departing from the spirit of the invention. I

Referring to the drawing, in the particular embodiment of the invention therein shown, there are provided at each end of the structure bracket members I0 having plates I adapted to bear against the edges of the casing or trim |2 of the window or door structure, and to clamp the device thereto in a manner to be hereinafter more fully set forth.

Each of the clamping plates may be provided, as shown in Figs. 3 and 4 of the drawing, with a plurality of spurs or pin points |3 adapted to imbed themselves in the trim; or if preferred, in lieu of said pins, a rubber facing l4 may be employed as illustrated in Fig. '7 of the drawing.

To each of the plates I, there is permanently secured a member l5 comprising the bracket proper, preferably made of tubular material, and having a right angle bend whereby the end portion l5 thereof extends in a direction parallel to the face of the window structure for a purpose to be presently explained.

Extending between the brackets is an adjustable tension bar, which also serves as a support for the curtain. This tension bar comprises, at each end, a tubular member 2|] which is permanently secured to the bracket member Ill in any preferred manner, and each of said tubular members 2|] has telescopically mounted therein one end of a rod 2|. Each of the tubular members 20 is provided with a longitudinal slot 22 and, leading off therefrom, a plurality of notches 23 inclined in direction toward the central part of the structure. The end of the rod 2| which is positioned in the tube 20 is provided with a projecting pin 24 which is adapted to be selectively positioned in one of the notches 23 of the tubular member 20 in which it is mounted, the slot 22 being provided to permit the pin to be disengaged from one of the notches 23 and positioned in another thereof for the purpose of making a 4 rough adjustment of the length of the device to fit various sizes of window and door structures.

Each of the rods 2| is threaded on its end portion outside of the tubular member, said thread being right-handed as at 25 on one of said rods and left-handed as at 26 on the other of said rods. The threaded ends of the rods 2| are engaged by the complementally threaded portions of a tubular turnbuckle 21, which turnbuckle may be provided centrally with an enlarged knurled portion 28.

Each of the bracket members is provided in its outer inturned end portion I6 with a socket for the reception of the'ends of an extensible bar which is adapted for the mounting of the curtain valance or drapery. Said extensible bar preferably comprises tubular members 3| at each end and a central rod 32 which is telescopically mounted at one end in one of said tubular members, and at the other end in the other of said tubular members. Said central rod 32 may be provided near each end with a projecting pin 33 which is guided in a slot 34 in the tubular memher in which it is mounted, this arrangement being provided to prevent the rod member 32 from becoming disengaged from the tubular members 3| in which its ends are mounted.

For the purpose of stiifening the bracket struc- 20 tures, braces 35 may be provided, which are brazed or otherwise permanently secured to the tubular member 20 and to tubular member I5 of the bracket member I 0.

In mounting the device on the casing or trim of a window or door structure, a roughadjustment is first made by sliding the rods 2| within their respective tubular members 20 causing the pin 24 pro ided in each of said rods 2! to engage the proper notch 23 in said tubular member 26.

The plate members H are then brought into engagement with the edge portions of the vertical members of the casing I2 of the Window or door structure, after which the turnbuckle 21 is rotated to cause the plate members It to firmly grip the casing on the edge faces thereof.

After the curtain hanger has been fixedly po sitioned as aforesaid, the auxiliary member,com-

prising the tubular members 3| and the central rod 32 may then be positioned in the sockets 30 at the outer ends l5 of the respective tubular members l5 of the bracket member. The-device will then be ready for the hanging of the curtain thereon.

I claim:

1. A curtain hanger comprising a pair of brackets having portions adapted to engage the outer edges of the casing of a window or door, and a tension bar extending between said brackets to cause the same to grip said casing and toserve as a support for the curtain, said tension bar including tubes and rods telescopically connected to each other, the tubes each having a plurality of spaced notches and the rods each having a pin adapted to be selectively positioned in one of said notches, and manually adjustable meansforming part of said tension bar and interposed between said tubes and rods for positively holding said brackets in grippingengagement with said casing edges.

2. A curtain hanger comprising a pair of brackets having portions adapted to engage the outer edges of the casing of a window or door, and a tension bar extending between said brackets to cause the same to grip said casing and to serve as a support for the curtain; and means forming part of said tension bar for holding said brackets in positive gripping position, said means including tubes and rods telescopically connected to each other, the tubes each having a plurality of spaced notches'and the rods each having a pin adapted to be selectively positioned in one of said notches, and the notch and pin connection serving to efiect a rough adjustment of the tension bar, and additional manually adjustable means forming part of said tension bar for cluding tubes and rods telescopically connected.

to each other, the tubes each having a plurality of spaced notches and the rods each having a 7 pin adapted to be selectively positioned in one of said notches, and a centrally disposed turnbuckle in threaded engagement with the adjacent members, the notch and pin connection serving to eifect a rough adjustment of the tension bar, and the turnbuckle connection serving to eifect the positive gripping of the casing by the brackets.

4. A curtain hanger comprising a pair of brackets having portions adapted to engage the outer edges of the casing of a window or door, and a tension bar extending between said brackets to cause the same to grip said casing and to serve as a support for the curtain; said tension bar including tubes and rods telescopically connected to each other, the tubes each having a plurality of spaced notches and the rods each having 'a pin adapted to be selectively positioned in one of said notches, and a centrally disposed turnbuckle in threaded engagement with the adjacent membersthe notch and pin connection serving toeffect a rought adjustment of the tension bar, and the turnbuckle connection serving'to efieot the positive gripping of thecasing by the brackets; and an extensible bar for supporting a. valance or drapery having its ends supported by the brackets.

5; A curtain hanger comprising a pair of brackets having flat side portions provided with projections adapted to engage the outer edges of the casing of a window'or door, and a tension bar disposed turnbuckle in threaded engagement with the adjacent members, the notch and pin connection serving to effect an adjustment of the tension bar over a relatively wide range, and the turnbuckle connection servingto effect the positive gripping of the casing by the brackets; the brackets each having an outwardly projecting extension provided with a socket, and an extensible bar for supporting a valance or drapery having its ends positioned in said sockets.

6. A curtain hanger comprising. a pair of brackets having portions adapted to engage the outer edges of the casing of a window or door, and a tension bar extending between said brackets to cause the same to grip said casing positively and to serve as a support for the curtain; said tension bar including tubes and rods telescopically connected to each other, and said tension bar also including a turnbuckle in threaded engage- JOHN E. VNAYMAN, s11. 

